| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genino Tyrell Palace | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-12-19)19 December 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stellenbosch | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stars of Africa Academy | |||
| 2017–2018 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2018–2020 | Braga | ||
| 2020–2022 | Académica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Maritzburg United | 37 | (2) |
| 2023– | Stellenbosch | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023 | |||
Genino Tyrell Palace (born 19 December 1998) is a South Africansoccer player who plays as a midfielder forStellenbosch in thePremier Soccer League.
He hails fromWestbury, Johannesburg. Attending the Stars of Africa Academy, he was set on a transfer to Portugal. After a trial withBraga B ended up without a contract offer, Palace played one season forSacavenense before joiningS.C. Braga's academy. His inspirations wereSteven Pienaar, who was from Westbury as well, andLuther Singh, who broke through in Portugal while Palace lived there.[2]
Palace moved on toAcadémica Coimbra 's academy in 2020.[3] In January 2022 his time in Portugal was over, as Palace moved back to South Africa andMaritzburg United.[4]
Here he made his first-tier debut,[5] breaking through in the2022-23 South African Premier Division as a "deep-lying playmaker", but Maritzburg United was relegated. Clubs such asStellenbosch were rumored to sign him.[4][6]
Palace was also called up forSouth Africa for the2023 COSAFA Cup, where he made his international debut.[1] He played the third/fourth place playoff match againstMalawi, which South Africa won.[7]